张冬瑜,女,毕业于英国莱斯特大学自然语言处理认知语言学专业,2004年至今就职于大连理工大学软件学院,杂志Journal of Global Research in Education and Social Science 审稿人。
目錄:
Chapter OneAcademic Success
Unit 1Great Lectures3
Part One:Read & Think5
Kennedy Inaugural Address5
Part Two:Applied Skills11
Nine Techniques to Delivering a Speech with Confidence11
Part Three:Extended Reading17
The Artist as a Booster of the Human Heart:17
Tips for Academic Study20
Top Ten Study Tips20
Unit 2Learning, a Lifelong Skill21
Part One:Read & Think23
My MOOC Experience23
Part Two:Applied Skills29
Lifelong Learning29
Part Three:Extended Reading38
Grandma Moses38
Tips for Academic Study41
Concentration Tips41
Unit 3Doing Research43
Part One: Read & Think45
Darwin and Natural Selection45
Part Two:Applied Skills53
Research Methodology: An Introduction53
Part Three:Extended Reading62
Blood, Sweat and Tears: on the Path of Treating Malaria62
Tips for Academic Study65
When to study65
Unit 4Liberal Education67
Part One:Read & Think69
The Allegory of the Cave69
Part Two:Applied Skills76
Who Needs a Liberal Education?76
Part Three: Extended Reading84
A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings84
Tips for Academic Study89
Six Reading Myths89
Unit 5Be a Good Writer91
Part One:Read & Think93
Ernest Hemingway and His Work93
Part Two: Applied Skills100
The Academic Writing Task100
Part Three:Extended Reading107
The Old Man and the Sea107
Tips for Academic Study110
Study Formula SQ3R110
Chapter TwoCareer Advancement
Unit 6Understand People113
Part One:Read & Think115
Personalities of Albert and Steve115
Part Two:Applied Skills122
Spirit of the Entrepreneur122
Part Three:Extended Reading129
Manage Your Boss8 Ways to Manage up129
Tips for Academic Study133
Top 7 Tips for Understanding Why People Feel the Way They Do133
Unit 7Work with Others135
Part One:Read & Think137
Importance of Teamwork in Organizations137
Part Two:Applied Skills143
Five Steps to Building an Organizational Culture143
Part Three:Extended Reading157
Twelve Cs for Team Building157
Tips for Career Advancement160
Observer Assessment Form for Group Exercises160
Unit 8Manage Your Work163
Part One:Read & Think165
The Eisenhower Decision Matrix:How to Distinguish Between Urgent and Important Tasks
and Make Real Progress in Your Life165
Part Two:Applied Skills172
How to Communicate Effectively172
Part Three:Extended Reading182
Resource Management182
Tips for Career Advancement183
Self-management183
Unit 9Lead Your Work185
Part One:Read & Think187
What Is Leadership?187
Part Two:Applied Skills191
How to Relieve Stress191
Part Three:Extended Reading197
What Is Motivation197
Tips for Career Advancement200
How to Become a Leader200
Unit 10Present Your Work201
Part One:Read & Think203
Public Speaking203
Part Two:Applied Skills212
How to Make a Good Presentation212
Part Three:Extended Reading222
Fight Your Shyness222
Tips for Career Advancement225
The Art of Rhetoric225
Chapter ThreeScience & Technology
Unit 11Brain & Neuroscience231
Part One:Read & Think233
Right-and Left-handedness in Humans233
Part Two:Applied Skills238
What Happens in the Brain When You Learn a Language?238
Part Three:Extended Reading244
A Neuroscientist Reveals How to Think Differently244
Tips for Reading Science Report247
What Is a Literature Review?247
Unit 12Outer Space249
Part One:Read & Think251
The Unearthly Landscapes of Mars: The Red Planet Is No Dead Planet251
Part Two:Applied Skills257
Incredible Technology: How to Find Life on Mars257
Part Three:Extended Reading262
The Threat from Outer Space262
New Technology265
3D Printed Car265
Unit 13Computer & the Internet267
Part One:Read & Think269
The Internet of Things Is Far Bigger Than Anyone Realizes269
Part Two:Applied Skills272
Tomorrows Cities: How Big Data Is Changing the World272
Part Three:Extended Reading279
What Cloud Computing Really Means279
Tesla Motors282
Unit 14New Energy283
Part One:Read & Think285
The Future Battery285
Part Two:Applied Skills289
New Energy Sources and Inventions289
Part Three:Extended Reading300
Youll never be-leaf what makes up this battery300
Exploring Phosphorene, a Promising New Material302
Unit 15Nanotech and Material Sciences303
Part One:Read & Think305
How Nanotechnology Works305
Part Two:Applied Skills310
What You Need to Know about Nano-food310
Part Three:Extended Reading319
The Future of Nanotechnology319
Advanced Technology321
VR Technology321
References322